# Boherboy, Co. Wicklow: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Dunlavin, barony of Talbotstown Lower, Co. Wicklow; in Irish An Bóthar Buí. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 764,839 m² (76.48 ha, 189 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 39 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,330 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): R2 Existing Residential, the zone with the most parcels - Planning (National Planning Applications): 11 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Dunlavin, https://everytownland.com/wicklow/parish/dunlavin.md - Barony: Talbotstown Lower - Electoral division: Dunlavin, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,580 people lived in 526 households in the Dunlavin electoral division. 66% of households owned their home. 29% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Wicklow, https://everytownland.com/wicklow.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/54701 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 250389 - Centre: latitude 53.049761, longitude -6.683195 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 39 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Boherboy, from 52 m² to 182,801 m² (18.28 ha, 45.17 acres); 25 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1278978: 182,801 m² (18.28 ha, 45.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1278978.md - Parcel 1260133: 97,466 m² (9.75 ha, 24.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1260133.md - Parcel 1292227: 87,921 m² (8.79 ha, 21.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1292227.md - Parcel 1275596: 69,258 m² (6.93 ha, 17.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1275596.md - Parcel 1263750: 61,490 m² (6.15 ha, 15.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1263750.md - Parcel 2657061: 46,998 m² (4.7 ha, 11.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2657061.md - Parcel 2657058: 46,676 m² (4.67 ha, 11.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2657058.md - Parcel 1297512: 41,631 m² (4.16 ha, 10.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1297512.md - Parcel 1296171: 38,392 m² (3.84 ha, 9.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1296171.md - Parcel 5011999: 25,292 m² (2.53 ha, 6.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5011999.md - Parcel 1263871: 17,096 m² (1.71 ha, 4.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1263871.md - Parcel 2657059: 8,567 m² (0.86 ha, 2.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2657059.md - Parcel 3383001: 4,270 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3383001.md - Parcel 3383029: 4,230 m² (0.42 ha, 1.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3383029.md - Parcel 4817806: 3,658 m² (0.37 ha, 0.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4817806.md - Parcel 1282326: 3,281 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1282326.md - Parcel 1281296: 3,104 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1281296.md - Parcel 1279915: 2,896 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1279915.md - Parcel 1282850: 2,353 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1282850.md - Parcel 1274484: 2,330 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1274484.md - Parcel 1285162: 2,239 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1285162.md - Parcel 1282998: 1,992 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1282998.md - Parcel 5401322: 1,497 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5401322.md - Parcel 1259131: 1,409 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1259131.md - Parcel 4919431: 1,276 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4919431.md - Parcel 5296745: 1,236 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5296745.md - Parcel 2716148: 1,220 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2716148.md - Parcel 1261319: 830 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1261319.md - Parcel 5296764: 793 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5296764.md - Parcel 5012001: 695 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5012001.md - Parcel 2657057: 590 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2657057.md - Parcel 5367768: 352 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5367768.md - Parcel 4790737: 199 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4790737.md - Parcel 4695884: 138 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4695884.md - Parcel 4757114: 135 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4757114.md - Parcel 1271359: 114 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1271359.md - Parcel 4919430: 108 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4919430.md - Parcel 4919429: 58 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4919429.md - Parcel 4128268: 52 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4128268.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) - R2 Existing Residential (Existing residential): Dunlavin Town Plan, Wicklow; 1 parcel. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.wicklow.ie/Portals/0/adam/Documents/yJ-77t35wkCh-LykRFPIvg/Link/Level%205%20Dunlavin%20Town%20Plan%202022%20-%202028.pdf ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 11 applications, newest first. - 4 Mar 2026, Wicklow County Council 2649: Refused. Retention. hardcore surface storage area referred to in UD5294. Full planning permission is also sought for the removal of the existing entrance and access track and reinstatement of same to farmland, construction of new entrance and access track, extension of the hardcore yard, construction of new landscaped screening banks to parts of the eastern and western boundaries, all associated planting, ancillary works and the material change of use from agricultural use to allow for storage of unprocessed timber for the purpose of drying same. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2649/0 - 23 Feb 2026, Wicklow County Council 2642: N/a. Retention. hardcore surface storage area referred to in UD5294. Full planning permission is also sought for the removal of the existing entrance and access track and reinstatement of same to landscaping, construction of new entrance and access track, construction of new landscaped screening banks to parts of eastern and western boundaries, all associated ancillary works and the material change of use from agricultural use to allow for storage of timber for the purpose of drying same. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2642/0 - 12 Mar 2025, Wicklow County Council 2561: Refused. Retention. the hardcore surface storage area referred to in UD 5294. Full planning permission is also sought for the removal of the existing entrance and access track and reinstatement of same to landscaping, construction of new entrance and access track, construction of new landscaping screening banks to parts of Eastern and Western boundaries, all associated ancillary works and material change of use to allow for storage of timber for the purpose of drying same. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561/0 - 29 May 2023, Wicklow County Council 23491: Refused. Retention. of the hardcore surface storage area referred to in UD5294. Full planning permission is also sought for the removal of the existing entrance and access track and reinstatement of same to landscaping, construction of new entrance and access track, extension of the hardcore yard, construction of new landscaped screening banks to parts of the Eastern and Western boundaries, all associated ancillary works and the material change of use from agricultural use to allow for storage of timber for the purpose of drying same. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/23491/0 - 2 May 2023, Wicklow County Council 23425: N/a. Retention. retention of the hardcore surface storage area referred to in UD5294; full planning permission is also sought for the removal of the existing entrance and access track and reinstatement of same to landscaping; construction of the new entrance and access track; extension of the hardcore yard; construction of the new landscaped screening banks to parts of the Eastern and Western boundaries; all associated ancillary works and the material change of use from agricultural use to allow for storage of timber for the purpose of drying same. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/23425/0 - 27 Oct 2022, Wicklow County Council 221140: Refused. Retention. the widening of the existing farm entrance, upgrade of existing farm track and retention of the hardcore surface of this track and storage area referred to in UD5294. Full planning permission is also sought for the upgrade of the existing entrance, removal of areas of the hardcore track and reinstatement of same to landscaping, extension of the hardcore yard, construction of new landscaped screening banks to parts of the Eastern and Western boundaries, all associated ancillary works and the material change of use from agricultural use to allow for storage of timber for the purpose of drying and parking of the applicants own commercial vehicles. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/221140/0 - 21 Feb 2022, Wicklow County Council 22166: Conditional. Permission. agricultural machinery storage shed, concrete yard with new effluent storage tank, extension to existing slurry storage tank, retaining wall and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/22166/0 - 10 Nov 2021, Wicklow County Council 211350: Refused. Retention. widening of the existing farm entrance, upgrade of existing farm track and retention of the hardcore surface of this track and storage area referred to in UD5294. Full planning permission is also sought for the upgrade of the existing entrance, removal of areas of the hardcore track and reinstatement of same to landscaping, extension of the hardcore yard, construction of new landscaped screening banks to parts of the Eastern and Western boundaries, all associated ancillary works and the material change of use from agricultural use to allow for storage of timber for the purpose of drying and parking of the applicants own commercial vehicles. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/211350/0 - 20 Jan 2021, Wicklow County Council 2131: Refused. Retention. widening of existing farm entrance and also for the widening of an existing farm track and for the hardcore surface of this track referred to in UD5294. Under this application full planning permission is sought for the construction of a structural steel shed comprising of two loose boxes, fodder storage area and agricultural machinery storage with an adjoining litter bay, outdoor exercise arena, deep bored well and all associated site works. Permission is also sought for the reinstatement of the unauthorised hardcore area not used within the proposed overall project. Planning permission also sought for the material change of use from agricultural use to allow for the parking of applicants own commercial vehicles within the yard area of the proposed development. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2131/0 - 9 Dec 2020, Wicklow County Council 201256: Conditional. Retention. existing farm building for the storage of cattle and sheep and farm tools and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/201256/0 - 19 Jan 2017, Wicklow County Council 1744: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the redevelopment of existing single storey 4 bedroom dwelling of circa 263.4sqm comprising of the following: demolition of various single storey sub-standard extensions circa 111.4sqm demolition of circa 65.6sqm of structurally unsound main part of the single storey dwelling, and for the reconstruction of the dwelling comprising of 4 no. bedrooms, total floor area circa 256.4sqm and all associated residential accommodation, including improvement works to existing access drive, new automated gate, the provision of a new propriority wastewater treatment system to EPA standards and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/1744/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Boherboy. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) No recorded monument lies in the townland of Boherboy. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Boherboy. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Boherboy, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Boherboy. - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/boherboy.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/boherboy.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/boherboy.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Boherboy with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow: https://everytownland.com/wicklow.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Blackhill: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/blackhill.md - Brewershill: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/brewershill.md - Dunlavin Upper: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/dunlavin-upper.md - Forristeen: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/forristeen.md - Loughmogue Upper: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/loughmogue-upper.md - Toberbeg: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/toberbeg.md - Tornant Upper: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/tornant-upper.md - Uppertown: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/uppertown.md A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/wicklow/boherboy - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/wicklow/boherboy